Museum of Turkish Calligraphy Art

The Museum of Turkish Calligraphy Art (Turkish: Türk Vakıf Hat Sanatları Müzesi) is a museum located in Beyazıt Square in Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. Constructed between 1506 and 1508, the building formerly served as the medrese of Bayezid II Complex which was built within the order of Sultan Bayezid II, son of Mehmed the Conqueror. Its collection consists of 3121 pieces mainly reflecting Islamic calligraphic art.[1]

History

The museum was first opened as the "Writing Museum" at the medrese of Yavuz Selim Complex in 1968. In 1984, it was moved to its present location and renamed "Museum of Turkish Calligraphy Art".[2]

References

"Nr. of Works Exhibited in Foundation Museums". Archived from the original on 2014-09-27.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2015-06-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "Nr. of Works Exhibited in Foundation Museums". Archived from the original on 2014-09-27.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2015-06-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Museums in Istanbul
Archaeology and history museums	Istanbul Archaeology Museums Museum of the Ancient Orient Great Palace Mosaic Museum
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Literary museums	Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar Literature Museum Library Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar Museum Orhan Kemal Literature Museum Piyer Loti Museum Sait Faik Abasıyanık Museum
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Miscellaneous	The Museum of Innocence Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital Museum Fenerbahçe Museum Galatasaray Museum İstanbul Toy Museum Istanbul UFO Museum İşbank Museum MSA Gastronomy Museum Museum of Illumination and Heating Appliances Museum of the Princes' Islands TGC Press Media Museum Women's Museum İstanbul

Major collections of Islam-related materials
Asia	Afghanistan (Museum of Islamic Art) Bahrain (Beit Al Quran) India (Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences) Indonesia (Bayt Al Quran & Museum Istiqlal) Iran (Astan Quds Razavi Central Museum, Museum of the Islamic Era) Iraq (National Museum of Iraq, Sulaymaniyah Museum) Israel/Palestine (Islamic Museum, The Museum for Islamic Art) Jordan (Prophet Mohammad Museum) Kuwait (Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah, Tareq Rajab Museum) Malaysia (Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Islamic Heritage Museum, Kelantan Islamic Museum, Malay and Islamic World Museum, Melaka Al-Quran Museum, Melaka Islamic Museum, Penang Islamic Museum, Sabah Islamic Civilisation Museum, Sabah Museum) Maldives (National Museum) Pakistan (Multan Museum, National Museum of Pakistan) Philippines (Aga Khan Museum of Islamic Arts) Qatar (Museum of Islamic Art, National Museum of Qatar, Qatar National Museum) Saudi Arabia (Dar al-Madinah Museum, Mecca Museum) Singapore (Asian Civilisations Museum) Syria (National Museum of Damascus, National Museum of Aleppo, Raqqa Museum) Turkey (Bursa Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, İstanbul Archaeology Museums, Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam, Museum of Turkish Calligraphy Art, Sadberk Hanım Museum, Topkapi Museum, Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum) United Arab Emirates (Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization, Zayed National Museum)
Africa	Egypt (Museum of Islamic Art, Museum of Islamic Ceramics) Libya (Islamic Museum of Tripoli, Red Castle Museum) Morocco (Majorelle Garden, Marrakech Museum) Tunisia (Bardo National Museum, Mahdia Museum, National Museum of Islamic Art)
Europe	Denmark (David Collection) France (Arab World Institute, Louvre) Germany (Islamic Art Museum) Greece (Benaki Museum) United Kingdom (British Museum, Burrell Collection, Khalili Collections, Victoria and Albert Museum)
Americas	Canada (Aga Khan Museum) United States (America's Islamic Heritage Museum, Harvard Art Museums, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Walters Art Museum, Shangri La (Doris Duke))
Oceania	Australia (Islamic Museum of Australia)
Others	Online (Museum with No Frontiers)
Part of Islamic arts

Museum of Turkish Calligraphy Art

History

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